http://www.300guitars.com Guitar Mania by Billy Penn Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.300guitars.com/2011/07/new-byoc-fet-preamp/ http://www.300guitars.com/2011/07/new-byoc-fet-preamp/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:38:34 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=9803 Cool pedal kit alert! If you are in a U2 cover band then this is the pedal kit for you. This kit is an almost dead on replica of the discontinued Boss FA-1 FET preamp made popular by the Edge. The difference between the BYOC kit and the Boss original is that the kit has... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2010/05/new-byoc-orange-distortion-pedal-kit/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/new-byoc-phase-royal-pedal-kit/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/new-byoc-phase-royal-pedal-kit/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:49:29 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=5987 The good folks over at Build Your Own Clone (BYOC) are getting ready to release another cool new effect pedal kit. It should be available on December 12th. This one is called the Phase Royal. It is based on the classic MXR Phase 90 circuit but with some serious mods. Some features include a Depth... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/12/new-byoc-phase-royal-pedal-kit/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/new-byoc-reverb-pedal-kit/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/new-byoc-reverb-pedal-kit/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:31:32 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=5014 The good folks over at BYOC saw a need for a great reverb pedal kit and are now delivering! The new BYOC Reverb pedal kit uses the Belton Digi-Log Reverb module which is regarded by pedal builders to be one of the best digital “spring reverb” modules available. The module’s nickname is “The Brick” because... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/09/new-byoc-reverb-pedal-kit/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/byoc-limited-run-analog-vibrato/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/byoc-limited-run-analog-vibrato/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:04:27 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=3794  Not only is the BYOC Analog Vibrato the most spot on recreation of the original BOSS VB-2  you can find….It’s probably also the only true clone of the VB-2. The only real difference is  that the BYOC Analog Vibrato is true bypass.The VB-2 is considered by most to be the holy grail of vibrato effects.... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2009/07/byoc-limited-run-analog-vibrato/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2009/05/byoc-flanger-and-british-blues-overdrive-kits-now-available/ http://www.300guitars.com/2009/05/byoc-flanger-and-british-blues-overdrive-kits-now-available/#comments Sat, 02 May 2009 12:38:26 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=3141   BYOC Flanger Features include Rate, Depth, Regeneration, and Manual knobs. Stereo output & True Mechanical Bypass. It also has a Normal/Differential toggle switch. This switch uses just one BBD chip in Normal mode for your more standard flanger sound like the MXR and BF-2. In Differential mode, it adds a second BBD chip in... 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Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/12/two-new-byoc-kits-set-for-release-in-january/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/12/new-byoc-analog-delay-kit-and-winter-sale/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/12/new-byoc-analog-delay-kit-and-winter-sale/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:22:32 +0000 Billy Penn http://www.300guitars.com/?p=1316  The new BYOC analog delay kit will be released Dec 1st. December 1st will also begin the winter sale which will run till Jan 31st 2009. Buy 2 get one free. Just put 3 kits in your cart. When you check out, enter “wintersale” in the coupon code box. A BYOC kit is the coolest gift you... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/12/new-byoc-analog-delay-kit-and-winter-sale/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/07/review-byoc-overdrive-pedal-kit/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/07/review-byoc-overdrive-pedal-kit/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:12:15 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=602  There is a review of the BYOC Overdrive Pedal kit on the Reviews page. A great-no nonsense DIY kit that sounds fantastic. It is easy to build and easy on the wallet. Major bang for the buck! Tweet]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/07/review-byoc-overdrive-pedal-kit/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/06/new-byoc-esv-2-knob-bender-kit-available/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/06/new-byoc-esv-2-knob-bender-kit-available/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:33:14 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=583 The BYOC E.S.V. (Extra Special Vintage) 2-Knob Bender is quite possibly the sweetest MKII Professional Tonebender clone you can get. What makes the BYOC E.S.V. 2-Knob Bender so “extra special”? A redesigned PCB that fits the larger axial leaded capacitors and carbon comp resistors that makes the layout look nice and pretty. BYOC wanted the... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/06/new-byoc-esv-2-knob-bender-kit-available/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/06/build-your-own-clone-byoc-effects-pedal-kits-summer-sale/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/06/build-your-own-clone-byoc-effects-pedal-kits-summer-sale/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:47:31 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/?p=464 During the month of June Build Your Own Clone (BYOC) is having an effects pedal kit sale! If you purchase any three effects kits you get a free Large Beaver kit. If you purchase any 4 kits you get a free Large Beaver and a PingPong Delay kit. The sale runs from June 1st –... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/06/build-your-own-clone-byoc-effects-pedal-kits-summer-sale/feed/ 0 http://www.300guitars.com/2008/02/build-your-own-guitar-effect-pedals/ http://www.300guitars.com/2008/02/build-your-own-guitar-effect-pedals/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:39 +0000 Billy Penn http://300guitars.com/index.php/2008/02/06/build-your-own-guitar-effect-pedals/ If you have ever wanted to build your own guitar effect pedal or have one built to your taste now you can. Build Your Own Clone (BYOC) Effects has over 20 effect pedal kits for guitar players to choose from. Each kit contains everything you need to build and customize your pedal. Detailed instructions for... Read More »]]> http://www.300guitars.com/2008/02/build-your-own-guitar-effect-pedals/feed/ 0